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Position Number: 1874403
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Position Type: Computer and Information Technology

Web Site Designer

Job Opening ID: 183868
Work Location: Ann Arbor Campus
Ann Arbor, MI
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Temporary
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Organizational Group: School Pub Policy
Department: G. Ford Sc Pub Pol
Posting Begin/End Date: 3/16/2020 4/10/2020
Salary:
Paid Time Off:
Career Interest: Information Technology
Temporary Job Opening

How to Apply
NOTE: A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume.

Job Summary
In 2020 the Ford School will be undergoing an upgrade and new theme of our content management system. The Ford School is seeking a creative, energetic team member to manage and work on our website, as well as several research center sites, during the website redesign project. This is a temporary position that we expect to need for approximately eight months to one year, depending on the progress of the website redesign project. The communication and outreach team advances the Ford School's visibility and reputation with prospective students, alumni, academic and policy professionals, peer institutions, and other audiences. The temporary Web Designer will support that mission by providing creativity, design, development, implementation, maintenance, and content management for the Ford School's website while maintaining site compliance with U-M policies, branding standards, accessibility, and copyrights.

ABOUT THE FORD SCHOOL The Ford School is one of the nation's foremost policy schools, housed at the University of Michigan, one of the world's great public universities. The Ford School is a community dedicated to the public good. We inspire and prepare diverse leaders grounded in service, conduct transformational research, and collaborate on evidence-based policymaking to take on our communities' and our world's most pressing challenges.

The Ford School is the #1 ranked program in social policy, #1 in public policy analysis, #3 in health policy, and #8 overall program in public affairs, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2019's rankings.

Responsibilities*
In coordination with the Assistant director, Digital Strategy, the Web Designer Associate will design, build, and update web pages and the Ford School content management system using a variety of HTML and graphics software applications, techniques, and tools. In charge of the daily updates to the website including coordinating assignments to students.

Day-to-day web updates and development of Ford School Drupal and Wordpress installations

Assign tasks and supervise student assistants in coordination with Web Designer/Admin Senior

Event video streaming management and post-event processing and reporting

Web analytics reporting

Create, edit and send HTML emails

Site backups and maintenance

Follow best coding practices for application security, search engine optimization, and accessibility

Work on site redesign tasks including database and styling work to prepare for the upgrade of new content

Required Qualifications*
Bachelor degree in web design/development, or degree in a related technical field and at least one year of professional experience developing, managing and updating web content, or the combination of professional experience and education that allows someone to perform all aspects of this position.

Experience installing, developing and updating and theming complex multi-site Drupal and Wordpress sites

Development experience in web-based languages, or equivalent experience

Experience designing, developing, deploying and maintaining corporate or higher education websites

Working knowledge of and experience with web-based programming languages, tools, and technologies, including PHP 5, MySQL, Apache, Perl, JavaScript, XML, Unix, HTML, CSS, and Google Analytics

Experience conducting usability testing of web sites

Excellent written and verbal English language communication skills

Excellent collaboration skills

Experience with Drupal and/or Wordpress sites.

Experience with design software such as Adobe InDesign, Fireworks, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop

Desired Qualifications*

Ability to ensure web accessibility using ARIA landmarks and validating HTML/CSS

Knowledge and experience installing, developing and updating and theming complex multi-site Drupal and Wordpress sites

Familiarity with University of Michigan ITS web hosting and structure

Experience with Google Analytics, web analytic reporting, and data visualization tools, web streaming experience.

U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

To apply, visit https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/183868/web_site_designer